Ingredients to make Homemade Beef Soup:
- 1 kilo of beef cane bones
- for broth 350 grams of beef
- half a kilo grams of thick rice noodles
- 150 grams of sliced veal butt
- 1 piece of ginger cut into slices
- 1 teaspoon salt
- two and a half liters of water
- 6 black peppercorns
- 6 coriander seeds
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 spice cloves
- 2 tablespoons of fish sauce
- 3 finely chopped spring onions
- 1 medium onion cut into thin slices
- To season use:
- chopped red chili
- a few fresh purple basil leaves
- bean sprouts
- chopped onion
- lime wedges and
How to make Homemade Beef Soup:
- Bring the meat for the broth, the bones, the ginger, the salt and the water to a boil in a saucepan.
- Lower the heat to a minimum and let it simmer uncovered for 4 hours; add the peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, coriander seeds and fish sauce, cook for a further 40 minutes.
- Remove meat to broth and set aside.
- Strain the broth and reserve the liquid, discard the spices and bones and pour the liquid back into the saucepan.
- When the meat for broth is lukewarm, cut it into thin fillets.
- Before serving, pour the noodles into a saucepan with boiling water and cook for about 10 seconds to prevent them from falling apart and softening; drain and divide into bowls.
- Bring broth to a boil; put in each bowl with the noodles the cooked meat as well as the raw one.
- Pour the broth on top and spread the onion slices and spring onion.
